How to pronounce basement in American English
“basement” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to basement the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “basement” in: all accents · British English (68 clips)
“basement” in real sentences — American speakers
529 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
-
basement windows self-vented.
NIST
-
below grade ground basement area.
FEMA
-
in the basement of building
NTSB
Words that sound like “basement”
Words one sound away from basement — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “basement”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of basement. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.